This week, pharmacologist Tom Viola gives us the rundown of Ectasy (MDMA) and its potential impact on our patients!

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Be sure to reach out to him if you have any questions by emailing [email protected], visit his website TomViola.com or check out his social media - @pharmacologydeclassified

Clinicians often do not pay attention to cyber security... thats for the owners and managers, right? Wrong! Cyber criminals have become so sophisticated, they can target anyone in the team and not in the way you think they might. Give this episode a listen with Paul Murphy to find out your role in keeping your patients safe and secure in their dental visits!

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Blacktalonsecurity.com 

Albeit older statistics (from 2012) state that 91% of adults have had tooth decay and more recent statistics show almost half of adults over 30 years old have periodontal disease. At the same time in 2019 we had 87% of children see the dentist and 65% of adults went to the dentist. If people are going to the dentist, why do we still have crazy high disease rates? Lets discuss!

We often discuss the need for saliva on the microscopic level as it relates to oral and systemic connections. Let's pull back just a bit to see a more basic issue - digestion. Salivary flow is essential in so many ways and its our role to provide practical solutions. Dr. Gatta joins the show today to discuss what solutions he recommends to patients. 

**In Partnership with Risewell

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Growing up, braces were always wires and brackets and sometimes, for those lucky ones, headgear. Today the landscape looks much different and dental hygienists are often leading the discussions with patients, advocating for ortho treatment. On this episode, Dr. Ilan Abramowitz gives us insight to the raging battle of which is better: Clear Aligners or Traditional Ortho!

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Perfectfitortho.com

Free ortho education for GPs

https://perfectfitortho.com/learn

Periodontal re-evaluation timing is essential for all therapeutic hygiene procedures... but when should this be done? We have heard a range of recommendations but listen in as Katrina breaks it down based on the case type!

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More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com  Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ 

In this roundtable episode we are joined by Peggy, Monica, and Lindsey to talk about a new option for the everyday RDH, PerioDT. This product is multi-faceted and a potential game changer for every single patient we have sitting in our chair. Give this episode a listen if you are ready to take your practice to the next level!

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Booth number 406 at RDH Under One Roof

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@younginnovations and @youngspecialties on insta

LIVE WEBINAR ALERT: July 15th, 2025 - https://younginnovations.com/education/live-ce-webinars

If you missed it, you can check out all of their on demand courses with the same link!

The public simply has no real understanding of what a dental hygienist does.... for that matter, neither do many in the dental industry as we are continued to be looked at as tooth scrapers. Lisandra Maisonet joins the show to talk about a new awareness campaign aimed at helping to fight this movement called the Oral Health Awareness Project. Whether you contribute or not, there are valuable lessons shared through their facebook group!

I am over it. I am so incredibly over hearing how the hygiene department in any dental office is a loss leader. In this episode, I, in typical Andrew fashion, rail against the notion that hygienists have little value for a dental practice. If you are a hygienist listening to this episode you will get some useful tips on scheduling practices. If you are dental practice owner, you will get some useful tips on how to leverage your highly qualified clinicians to the fullest to make you some $$! 

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If you have specific questions about how to make your hygiene department more valuable, shoot me an email [email protected] 

In this amazing crossover episode, guests Katrina Sanders and Dr. Mia Geisinger dive deep into recently passed legislation concerning dental assistants scaling. Is this good for our industry? Is it good for our patients? Is it good for, well.... anyone? Hear these experts discuss these points and also deliver an important message directed at dental hygienists!

Hear the full episode here on Dentistry Unmasked!

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dentistry-unmasked-a-roundtable-podcast/id1692417504?i=1000706594320

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/61pLxY7lHNBP9RflxQDx3G?si=998114ef2cf14050